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Lord Snape obituary

Labour MP dedicated to his West Bromwich East constituency who served as a board member of Stockport County FC

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Lord Horam obituary

Politician whose defection from the Labour party to the SDP and then the Conservatives caused Dennis Skinner to call him a ‘dirty double-rat’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Roy Hattersley: Labour’s ‘nearly man’ who fought to hold the party together

The former deputy leader helped to make the party electable again but became increasingly disillusioned under Tony Blair.

Evening Standard · Jun 14

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From Harold Wilson to Liz Truss – what the fates of former prime ministers can teach Keir Starmer

Despite his name – honouring Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party – Keir Starmer is not known to be a student of political history. This apparent incuriosity helps define an indistinct political identity.

The Conversation · Feb 17

The three ways Starmer could be ousted as PM after Streeting coup rumours

There are several ways that a sitting prime minister can be removed

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Sir Robert Worcester obituary

Founder of the market research company Mori whose snappy analysis made him the go-to pollster for the British media

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

‘Just hysteria’: UK faces a crisis but the IMF bailout talk is overblown

Despite sluggish growth and rising borrowing costs, most economists agree that Rachel Reeves doesn’t face a repeat of 1976

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025

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Lord Lipsey obituary

Journalist and special adviser to Labour ministers who was trusted by the civil service and the media and ennobled by Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

Analysis: The evidence behind claims that Red Bull's in a 'crisis'

“Crisis? What Crisis?” A three-word headline on the cover of The Sun newspaper in 1979 that helped bring down the British government.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2025

If Rachel Reeves were serious about growth, she would look to the EU

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There is one shortcut to prosperity: reverse some of the damage of Brexit

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

In Pictures: Jimmy Carter continued campaigning long after leaving power

The former US president was an elder statesman on the world stage long after handing over to Ronald Reagan.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024

Alec Douglas-Home v Harold Wilson: the 1964 general election

Successful candidates were advised to curb weird enthusiasms, not kiss babies and ask their wives to tone down their hats

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

How the ‘Prescott Punch’ came to define him as Labour’s firebrand – and a total necessity for Blair

Obituary: The charismatic former deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Peter Jay obituary

Economic journalist and broadcaster labelled ‘the cleverest young man in England’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024

Peter Jay, journalist and diplomat, dies aged 87

Tributes paid to one of the UK’s foremost economics commentators who was also ambassador to Washington

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Jim Callaghan’s tight fist was his undoing – as it could be for Rachel Reeves

There are many parallels between the situation facing Labour’s 1960s chancellor and today’s. But will Reeves grasp the higher borrowing nettle?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Are Starmer and Labour really in hock to ‘union paymasters’?

PM faces pitfalls navigating what are crucial relationships but claims by jilted Tories don’t ring true, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Sunak faces long goodbye as he fills in during Tory leadership contest

It’s likely to be a gruelling few months for former PM but his party hopes it buys them time to find a future winner

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

A respectful question for Labour: do you have any real change?

The new government has promised things will be different: but when it comes to spending, we seem stuck on old Tory policies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024

A defeated Rishi Sunak should go, but my advice is: not too quickly

What our politics and government need is a restoration of continuity and stability – not a premature resignation, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2024

OPINION - Rachel Reeves pitches herself as Labour's Margaret Thatcher (annoying just about everyone)

Few suspected at the time that the 1979 election was also a 1979 moment. Sure, the gravediggers were on strike and James Callaghan spoke of a "sea-change in politics" about which there was little anyone could do. But the Conservative manifesto of that year was far from unadulterated Thatcherism. Not…

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

May general election? The economic case for going early (and clinging on)

Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution

The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2023

Remembering Margaret Thatcher's disastrous legacy

On May 4, 1979, Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the UK.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023

Sunak’s shambolic government is achieving nothing. Must Britain really wait 15 months to throw it out?

Peter Bone’s suspension is likely to mean another lost Tory seat and a delay to the election we need sooner rather than later, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

The event that will decide the next election has already happened – even if Rishi Sunak doesn’t know it yet

With inflation and mortgage rates painfully high, the government can no longer rely on votes from its blue wall, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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